Women's Basketball 2/27/2020 11:09:00 AM David Halstead

Red Flash to celebrate Senior Day vs. Mount St. Mary's Saturday

Loretto, Pa. – Saint Francis women's basketball (11-16, 9-7 NEC) will honor seniors Caitlin Carroll (Middletown, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) and Sam Sabino (Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair Haven (New Hampshire)) prior to Saturday's game with Mount St. Mary's (18-9, 13-2 NEC). Tipoff at DeGol Arena is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN3 and MASN.

Scouting Mount St. Mary's
The Mountaineers are the hottest team in the NEC with eight straight wins. Mount St. Mary's knocked off first place Robert Morris this past Friday, 62-59. The Mountaineers followed that performance with a 62-53 victory over Merrimack on Sunday. Mount has the NEC's best scoring offense (67.2 ppg) and field goal percentage (40.8). The Mountaineers are second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (33.5%), assists (14.1) and steals per game (9.9). Sophomore Michaela Harrison paces the team in scoring with 12.4 ppg, while redshirt junior Kendall Bresee leads the squad in rebounding with 6.8 boards per game.

Series History
Saint Francis leads the all-time series history, 38-30. Mount St. Mary's won the meeting earlier this season, 68-44, on Feb. 15, 2020 in Emmitsburg, Md.

Carroll honored as four-year senior
Carroll has been a four-year member of the Red Flash women's basketball program and has played in 70 games throughout her career. She scored a career-high 11 points in SFU's win at Mount St. Mary's her freshman year. Carroll knocked down a key three-pointer to help the Red Flash to a NEC tournament semifinal win over Sacred Heart last season.

Sabino to be recognized for stellar career
A transfer from New Hampshire, Sabino is a three-year member of the Red Flash women's basketball program and has played in 55 career games at Saint Francis, making 48 starts. She was voted as a team captain by her teammates prior to the start of her senior season. Known for her strong defensive play, Sabino has recorded 54 steals over the past two seasons. She has 226 points, 157 rebounds and 58 assists in her Red Flash career. Sabino scored a season-high 13 points in SFU's win over St. Francis Brooklyn earlier this season.

NEC playoff picture
Robert Morris (15-1) leads the NEC standings with Mount St. Mary's (13-2) in second place. Merrimack (11-5) is third, but is unable to qualify for the NEC tournament due to its NCAA reclassification period. Saint Francis (9-7) is fourth in the standings and would currently earn the No. 3 seed in the playoffs. Next is Fairleigh Dickinson (7-8), followed by four teams with 6-9 conference records. The top four seeds host first round games in the NEC tournament, which begins on March 9.

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